PETA’s Community Animal Project (CAP) directly rescues many animals, transports countless others to veterinary help, spays/neuters animals belonging to indigent families, and educates people about basic animal care. When I became aware that a new CAP transport van was needed, it immediately struck me that such a gift would be a wonderful memorial tribute to Mittens, whom we had found as a 5-week-old feral kitten in an industrial area on a frigid winter day. His fight for survival and his zest for life became the inspiration for our opening our home to feral, injured, disabled, and senior cats.

When I was an environmental lobbyist in Washington, D.C., I considered myself an animal lover, but I had not yet made the connection between the steak on my plate and the suffering of animals. All that changed after I came upon a PETA exhibit on the National Mall. After watching a horrifying undercover video of factory farming, I vowed never to eat another animal. Marion and I support PETA because we believe it is by far the most effective, dynamic, and creative animal rights organization on the planet. And because PETA doesn’t just help animals—it literally changes lives.

When I received a copy of PETA’s Animal Times 15 years ago, I knew I had discovered the true meaning and passion of my life. I support PETA because I believe there needs to be a widely recognized, influential, and dedicated “brand” that is synonymous with the cause of animals. PETA’s effective media campaigns and outreach programs ensure that animals’ well-being is never far from the public’s awareness. I donate monthly to PETA’s Investigations & Rescue Fund and also named PETA in my estate planning so that I can support this important effort as long as possible.

I feel privileged to be part of an organization that has contributed and will contribute to making the world a better and safer place for the ones who don't have a voice and can't defend themselves. I am a proud supporter of PETA. PETA has opened my eyes to the cruelty to animals that is regularly practiced throughout the world and has heightened my compassion for these oppressed beings. I will support PETA for the rest of my life and beyond because I know how critical PETA's mission is and how fiscally conservative PETA is with the donations it receives from supporters like me.

My wife and I have supported many organizations working for animals, but PETA is in the forefront of putting an end to many terrible practices. In the future, our support of PETA will increase so that one day cruelty to animals will finally be eradicated.

Through my 10-year relationship with two geese, I have discovered their range of emotions and their ability to express affection and to communicate. I chose PETA for a planned gift because of its monumental focus on the rights of all animals.

A PETA vegetarian starter kit taught me how animals are treated, and I have been vegan since. I have listed PETA as a major beneficiary in my will because I truly believe PETA’s methods are the most effective force out there.

PETA’s no-holds-barred approach is right up my philanthropic alley. With so many worthy organizations seeking support, I had to ask myself how I can help the most animals with my resources. The answer stood out like a beacon in the dark: PETA.

Who are you going to call when animals need help? You know who. PETA. PETA fights for the rights of all living things. Can you imagine the world without PETA? That is why we donate and why you need to donate, too.

I was already a PETA member when, in the spring of 1986, PETA put out a call for animal rights activists from all 50 states to go to Washington, D.C., to protest the imprisonment of the Silver Spring monkeys at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Using the benefits of my airline career, I flew from Seattle to D.C. and witnessed firsthand the effectiveness of grassroots activism. I recall that one day, while we were demonstrating on a busy boulevard adjacent to NIH, a senator's wife stopped by to encourage the protesters, gather literature, and make a donation to PETA.

I took what I learned from this experience back to the Northwest to share with a local animal rights group. That was the beginning of my "second career": attending demonstrations, conferences, and special events for animals.

I am proud to be an Augustus Club member and to be one of the thousands who sign petitions, lobby our legislators, speak out for all animals in abusive situations, and, maybe most importantly, set an example for friends and family by living the PETA motto.